2011 Amateur Draft

The 2011 First Year Player Draft is the forty-seventh Major League Baseball Amateur Draft. It took place from June 6-8. The Pittsburgh Pirates took UCLA hurler Gerrit Cole with the first choice. For the first time in draft history, the first four selections were all pitchers.

In retrospect, the 2011 draft was one of the strongest ever, as the first round produced a large number of All-Star players, starting with number one pick Cole. Joining him were Trevor Bauer (#3), Anthony Rendon (#6), Francisco Lindor (#8), Javier Baez (#9), George Springer (#11), Jose Fernandez (#14) and Sonny Gray (#18), with numerous solid major leaguers interspersed. One exception however however was #2 pick Danny Hultzen, who proved to be a complete bust.

Draft Results

First Round

Pick	Team	Player	Position	School (Type)	Hometown	Notes
1	Pittsburgh Pirates	Gerrit Cole	P	UCLA (Col.)	Orange, CA
2	Seattle Mariners	Danny Hultzen	P	University of Virginia (Col.)	Bethesda, MD
3	Arizona Diamondbacks	Trevor Bauer	P	UCLA (Col.)	Valencia, CA
4	Baltimore Orioles	Dylan Bundy	P	Owasso High School (HS)	Owasso, OK
5	Kansas City Royals	Bubba Starling	OF	Gardner-Edgerton High School (HS)	Gardner, KS
6	Washington Nationals	Anthony Rendon	3B	Rice University (Col.)	Houston, TX
7	Arizona Diamondbacks	Archie Bradley	P	Broken Arrow High School (HS)	Broken Arrow, OK	Compensation for failure to sign 2010 Pick Barret Loux
8	Cleveland Indians	Francisco Lindor	SS	Montverde Academy (HS)	Clermont, FL
9	Chicago Cubs	Javier Baez	SS	Arlington Country Day School (HS)	Jacksonville, FL
10	San Diego Padres	Cory Spangenberg	2B	Indian River State College (Col.)	Clarks Summit, PA	Compensation for failure to sign 2010 Pick Karsten Whitson
11	Houston Astros	George Springer	OF	University of Connecticut (Col.)	New Britain, CT
12	Milwaukee Brewers	Taylor Jungmann	P	University of Texas (Col.)	Temple, TX
13	New York Mets	Brandon Nimmo	OF	Cheyenne East High School (HS)	Cheyenne, WY	Highest pick to date for a player from Wyoming
14	Florida Marlins	Jose Fernandez	P	Braulio Alonso High School (HS)	Tampa, FL
15	Milwaukee Brewers	Jed Bradley	P	Georgia Tech (Col.)	Huntsville, AL	Compensation for failure to sign 2010 Pick Dylan Covey
16	Los Angeles Dodgers	Chris Reed	P	Stanford University (Col.)	Reseda, CA
17	Los Angeles Angels	Chris Cron, Jr.	1B	University of Utah (Col.)	Phoenix, AZ
18	Oakland Athletics	Sonny Gray	P	Vanderbilt University (Col.)	Smyrna, TN
19	Boston Red Sox	Matt Barnes	P	University of Connecticut (Col.)	Bethel, CT	Compensation from Detroit Tigers for Victor Martinez
20	Colorado Rockies	Tyler Anderson	P	University of Oregon (Col.)	Las Vegas, NV
21	Toronto Blue Jays	Tyler Beede	P	Lawrence Academy at Groton (HS)	Auburn, MA	Did Not Sign
22	St. Louis Cardinals	Kolten Wong	2B	University of Hawaii (Col.)	Hilo, HI
23	Washington Nationals	Alex Meyer	P	University of Kentucky (Col.)	Greensburg, IN	Compensation from Chicago White Sox for Adam Dunn
24	Tampa Bay Rays	Taylor Guerrieri	P	Spring Valley High School (HS)	Columbia, SC	Compensation from Boston Red Sox for Carl Crawford
25	San Diego Padres	Joe Ross	P	Bishop O'Dowd High School (HS)	Oakland, CA
26	Boston Red Sox	Blake Swihart	C	V. Sue Cleveland High School (HS)	Rio Rancho, NM	Compensation from Texas Rangers for Adrian Beltre
27	Cincinnati Reds	Robert Stephenson	P	Alhambra High School (HS)	Martinez, CA
28	Atlanta Braves	Sean Gilmartin	P	Florida State University (Col.)	Moorpark, CA
29	San Francisco Giants	Joe Panik	SS	St. John's University (Col.)	Hopewell Junction, NY
30	Minnesota Twins	Levi Michael	SS	University of North Carolina (Col.)	Welcome, NC
31	Tampa Bay Rays	Mikie Mahtook	OF	Louisiana State University (Col.)	Lafayette, LA	Compensation from New York Yankees for Rafael Soriano
32	Tampa Bay Rays	Jake Hager	SS	Sierra Vista High School (HS)	Las Vegas, NV
33	Texas Rangers	Kevin Matthews	P	Richmond Hill (GA) High School (HS)	Richmond Hill, GA	Compensation from Philadelphia Phillies for Cliff Lee

Supplemental First Round

Pick	Team	Player	Position	School (Type)	Hometown	Notes
34	Washington Nationals	Brian Goodwin	OF	Miami Dade College (Col.)	Rocky Mount, NC	Compensation for Adam Dunn
35	Toronto Blue Jays	Jacob Anderson	OF	Chino High School (HS)	Chino, CA	Compensation for Scott Downs
36	Boston Red Sox	Henry Owens	P	Edison High School (HS)	Huntington Beach, CA	Compensation for Victor Martinez
37	Texas Rangers	Zach Cone	OF	University of Georgia (Col.)	Stone Mountain, GA	Compensation for Cliff Lee
38	Tampa Bay Rays	Brandon Martin	SS	Santiago High School (HS)	Corona, CA	Compensation for Rafael Soriano
39	Philadelphia Phillies	Larry Greene	OF	Berrien County High School	Nashville, GA	Compensation for Jayson Werth
40	Boston Red Sox	Jackie Bradley Jr.	OF	University of South Carolina	Prince George, VA	Compensation for Adrian Beltre
41	Tampa Bay Rays	Tyler Goeddel	3B	St. Francis High School	Hillsborough, CA	Compensation for Carl Crawford
42	Tampa Bay Rays	Jeff Ames	P	Lower Columbia College	Vancouver, WA	Compensation for Grant Balfour
43	Arizona Diamondbacks	Andrew Chafin	P	Kent State University	Wakeman, OH	Compensation for Adam LaRoche
44	New York Mets	Michael Fulmer	P	Deer Creek High School	Edmond, OK	Compensation for Pedro Feliciano
45	Colorado Rockies	Trevor Story	SS	Irving High School	Irving, TX	Compensation for Octavio Dotel
46	Toronto Blue Jays	Joe Musgrove	P	Grossmont High School	El Cajon, CA	Compensation for John Buck
47	Chicago White Sox	Keenyn Walker	OF	Central Arizona College	Salt Lake City, UT	Compensation for J.J. Putz
48	San Diego Padres	Michael Kelly	P	West Boca Raton High School	Boynton Beach, FL	Compensation for Jon Garland
49	San Francisco Giants	Kyle Crick	P	Sherman High School	Sherman, TX	Compensation for Juan Uribe
50	Minnesota Twins	Travis Harrison	3B	Tustin High School	Aliso Viejo, CA	Compensation for Orlando Hudson
51	New York Yankees	Dante Bichette, Jr.	3B	Orangewood Christian High School	Orlando, FL	Compensation for Javier Vazquez
52	Tampa Bay Rays	Blake Snell	P	Shorewood High School	Shoreline, WA	Compensation for Brad Hawpe
53	Toronto Blue Jays	Dwight Smith, Jr.	OF	McIntosh High School	Peachtree City, GA	Compensation for Kevin Gregg
54	San Diego Padres	Brett Austin	C	Providence High School	Charlotte, NC	Compensation for Yorvit Torrealba/Did Not Sign
55	Minnesota Twins	Hudson Boyd	P	Bishop Verot High School	Ft. Myers, FL	Compensation for Jesse Crain
56	Tampa Bay Rays	Kes Carter	OF	Western Kentucky University	Brentwood, TN	Compensation for Joaquin Benoit
57	Toronto Blue Jays	Kevin Comer	P	Seneca High School	Shamong Township, NJ	Compensation for Miguel Olivo
58	San Diego Padres	Jace Peterson	SS	McNeese State University	Lake Charles, LA	Compensation for Kevin Correia
59	Tampa Bay Rays	Grayson Garvin	P	Vanderbilt University	Suwanee, GA	Compensation for Randy Choate
60	Tampa Bay Rays	James Harris	OF	Oakland Technical High School	Oakland, CA	Compensation for Chad Qualls

Other Notable Selections

• Josh Bell, Brad Miller (2nd round); Kyle Hendricks (8th round); Kevin Pillar (32nd round)

Further Reading

• Jim Callis: "Betts to the Pirates? Redrafting the 2011 class", mlb.com, May 10, 2021. [1]
• Anthony Castrovince: "Revisiting stacked 2011 Draft 10 years later", mlb.com, July 9, 2021. [2]
• Jonathan Mayo: "2011 draftees coming of age on big stage: Six of class's top 11 picks are playing in Division Series", mlb.com, October 5, 2017. [3]

Sources

• Order and Comp. Picks
• Article from mlb.com on first round signings